( 2026:JHHC:3814 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 776 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 776 of 2026 1. Pradeep Ganjhu, son of Bhukhan Ganjhu, age 36 years 2. Mukesh Ganjhu @ Kunjal Ganjhu, son of Bhukhan Ganjhu @ Bhukhal Ganjhu, age 34 years 3. Rajesh Ganjhu, son of Sukan Ganjhu, age 30 years 4. Banwari Ganjhu, son of Bhagan Ganjhu, age 56 years All resident of Village- Sirisamad, Belwatikar, P.O. & P.S. Bariyatu, District- Latehar-829206 … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Vijay Shankar, Advocate Mr. Paritosh Rai, Advocate Md. Imran Hassan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ----- 04/12.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.27 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 15(c), 18(b), 22, 25 and 27 of the NDPS Act, pending in the Court of the learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is false allegation against the petitioners of cultivating poppy plants in the forest area. He further submits that the land is not belonging to the petitioners. He then submits that the petitioners are not having criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 15 of this application. He also submits that the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. Nos.5514 of 2024, 5886 of 2024, 6660 of 2024, 1680 of 2025, 1865 of 2025, 2285 of 2025 and 4450 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plants. ( 2026:JHHC:3814 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 776 of 2026 5. Considering that the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As. and the petitioner have got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 15 and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.27 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 12th February, 2026 Ajay/